The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1887-10-01

Mr.. J. Wesley Lee, of Towsontown, while
fishing at Curtis Bay on Thursday, caught a rock
that measured Is inches in length. After getting
1 the huge fish on the wharf the line broke and in
his anxiety to keep it from getting away Mr.. Lee
| dropped his hat overheard and lost it. But who
wouldn't lose half dozen hats to hook fish like
that?
| A gentleman in the Court House, who oc-
casionally fires off some campaign oratory, and
| who is generally regarded as "big" chief of De-
mocracy, has been having some quiet consultations
with short hand reporter lately. We don't know
| what this means, but we would advise the "small
| fry" to look out. Evidently something's going to
'drap."
Mr.. Joseph Marriott, one of the oldest citi-
zens of the I'd district died on the Esd ult aged
50 years. He had been in failing health for some
| time. Deceased was the father of Rev. o. G. Mar
riott, pastor of Fork M. E. Church, 18th district,
and also of Mr.. E. E. Marriott, of Buckhorn Texas,
| formerly teacher in the public schools of this
| county.
The examiners appointed to consider the
widening and Strengthening of Cold Spring lane,
from the York road to Charles street avenue have
reported to the County Commissioners that the
alterations asked for in the petition are "not for
| the public convenience" 1t is understood that
new petition will be presented, involving differ
ent route, &c.
MIR Thomas j. Myer, one of the weathiest
oyster and fruit packers of Baltimore, died at his
residence "Roseland," near Pikesville, Baltimore
county, on Thursday last, aged 81 years. He was
highly respected and public-spirited citizen and
his death is a great loss to the community. Two
of Mr.. Myers sons married daughters of Francis
B. Laurenson, ESQ.,, of Sherwood, N. G. r. h.
Albert Mcclure, who mysteriously left his.
family at Bynum, Maryland Central r. R., about
two years since, and went West, and who returned
to Summerfeld several months ago, where he has
since been living with his family, took an overdose
of laudanum one day last week and made narrow
escape from death. Mr.. Mcclure failed in bust
ness at Bynum and has since been suffering from
great depression of mind.
Mr.. G. w. Lurman, wealthy and public
spirited citizen of Catonsville, has set on foot
movement to improve the condition of the roads
in that section of the county. He is sending out
circulars to those interested requesting their CO.
operation in bringing the present bad condition
of affairs to the attention ofthe proper authorities.
It is hoped that he may meet with success in this
very comnendable work.
Col. Amos e. Kapp, who died at his resi-
dence near Northumberland, Pa, a few days ago,
aged rs years, was the father of Mr.. Mahlon Kapp,
the present yard master at Union Station, Balti-
more and who has been connected with the North
ern Central road for many years. Deceased was
one of the projectors and builders of the Northern
Central from Sunbury to Baltimore, and was di-
rector in that Company for many years.
"A citizen of the 8th district says he intends
to vote for Thomas Todd, John Bond and Thomas
Nevin, Democratic, Republican and Independent
candidates, respectively, for County Commissioner,
and all residents of the Sth district in the hope
that they will be elected and that then they will
see that the people of their district have good
roads. This plan of obtaining the object sought
certainly possesses the merit of novelty if nothing
else.
Mr.. William P. Henry, who rents the Myers
farm, near Govanstown, had out this season over
IS 900 tomato plants and the yield was very large
He last week hauled to Baltimore twenty-one two
horse loads and the lowest price he obtained was
so cts. per bushel. Mr.. Henry has propagated
new variety of tomato, sample of which he
brought to our Office this week. They are round
and smooth, have very few seeds and are almost
as solid as apple.
Mr. Harry A. Parr, president of the Balti-
more Corn and Flour Exchanse, hos a worry pretty
country place west OF the Northern central nan
road, a short distance above Riders. This place
was formerly the homestead OF the late John ClarK
and is surrounded by beautiful grounds embelished
with shade and ornamental trees and many -colored
flowers. Lately Mr.. J. W. Lee, of Towsontown,
nut in one of Gawthorp's hydraulic rams for Mr..
Parr, which supplies his dwelling, green houses,
stables, &C., with an abundance OF water forced
from stream more than two hundred yards dis
tant.
"A gentleman who owns farm lying about
three-quarters of mile along turnpike, with
gate near the entrance to his house, is made to pay
toll every time he passes through the gate, even if
three or more times day. He contends that, as
his land is the pike, he should pay but one toll,
passing free after that as often as he pleases lie
wants to know if the gate-keeper has right to
charge him more than for one time. We do not
think that he has, and if some one familiar with
the law on the subject would give the public the
benefit of his information he would be doing
good thing and perhaps save many disputes.
Mrs. Stevenson, whose handsome farm is
situated on the Northern Central railroad, just
north of Sherwood, has large and convenient
barn which stands her about one-third the usual
cost of such buildings. She bought the barn as it
stood on the old Hiser farm, at Ruxton, and had
it carefully taken down and removed to its present
site. The barn was built about twenty-five years
ago, and the white pine timbers which are as solid
to-day as when originally put up, were put to-
gether with wooden pegs These were driven out,
the franc taken down and removed, and when
again set up the whole structure fitted to nicely,
no trouble being experienced. The barn will now
receive two coats Of paint, when it will be one OF
the handsomest and most commodious in the gh-
borhood.
There are scores of old family burying
grounds scattered around on Baltimore county
farms, and many of them are unkept and present
anything but creditable appearance. Some of
these have been entirely abandoned by people
whose kindred are buried in them, and the others
remain as unsightly monuments of q custom that
is now being very generally abandoned. These
grave-yards always detract from the value of
property, and in some instances have been known
to entirely defeat sale. We know of several, ON
farms that have changed hands several times in
the last fifteen years. that have now been entirely
obliterated and are plowed over as though they
had never been devoted to an object so sacred to
most people, Better abandon entirely the custom
of burying in these places, for it will be only few
years at most until no attention will be paid to
them by the people who own the lands upon which
they are located.